National Geographic channel has announced it will be adapting Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard’s novel, Killing Jesus. The book delves into the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth, exploring his life and the reasons behind his crucifixion. It will be turned into a four hour mini series with the cast just being announced. Among the fine list of actors is Stephen Moyer (who played vampire Bill Compton in HBO’s True Blood) who has taken on the role of Pontius Pilate, the man who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

This adaptation is the third the National Geographic channel has aired. Killing Kennedy was Emmy nominated in 2013 and Killing Lincoln which aired in February 2013. Walon Green is set to write the script with Executive producers Bill O’Reilly, Ridley Scott, David Zucker and Mary Lisio listed as executive producers. Chris Menaul will direct Killing Jesus which is due to start filming in the fall.

Let us know if you will be checking out Stephen Moyer’s latest TV endeavor by commenting below!

Stephen Moyer Thanks the True Blood Fans on Instagram:

We have another Instagram thank you video! This one is from Stephen Moyer, who played vampire Bill Compton in HBO’s True Blood. While Bill met with his true death in the True Blood finale, he has a loyal base of truebies to be thankful for. You can watch his thank you video below:

@_smoyer says thank you to “all those fans who’ve been watching from the beginning.” #TrueToTheEnd #RIPTrueBlood #TrueBlood

You can view the rest of the True Blood cast and their thank you videos by clicking here.

Check Out What Stephen Moyer Had to Say About the True Blood Finale:

Recently we mentioned that Stephen Moyer (who played Bill Compton on HBO’s True Blood) would be on Twitteranswering truebie questions after the True Blood finale. As well as answering a lot of questions the traditional way on Twitter, it turns out he used he very own, newly created app as well! WEEV was recently launched by Stephen Moyer at the San Diego Comic 2014 and is a handy way to ask and answer questions via video. As a result, fans had the opportunity to tune in on the night and WEEV questions directly to Stephen Moyer.

Many questions were asked of Stephen about the finale, and in particular, about Bill’s death. People were also wondering about who the mysterious bearded guy that Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) ended up with. Stephen had this to say about it on Twitter:

Ask Stephen Moyer All About Bill Compton and True Blood During the True Blood Finale:

Stephen Moyer (who plays Hep-V infected vampire Bill Compton) will be on Twitter during the True Blood finale tonight, so why not tweet him a question? Make sure you use #RIPTrueBlood with your tweets!

Check Out These Photo’s of the True Blood Cast From BEFORE They Were on True Blood:

For many True Blood fans, the HBO vampire series introduced them to some amazing new actors. However, these actors weren’t all fresh from acting school. Some, like Denis O’Hare (who played villain Russell Edgington) had starred in many, many TV shows and movies before they were introduced to truebies via True Blood.

So lets have a look at some of them via Mashable’s recent list:

Before Anna Paquin was a telepathic waitress called Sookie Stackhouse, she won an Oscar when she was only a child in a movie called The Piano:

Stephen Moyer starred as Prouix the Architect in Quills alongside Geoffrey Rush and Kate Winslet long before he took on the role Bon Temps resident vampire Bill Compton:

Alexander Skaragard starred in many Swedish movies before starring as a male model called Meekus in Zoolander. However, his earliest role was that of Kalle Nubb in Åke och hans värld (Åke and His World). Of course, we all know him now as the 1000 year old viking vampire, Eric Northman:

Before Ryan Kwanten was a dimwitted southern deputy called Jason Stackhouse, he starred as Vinnie in a long time recurring role on Australia’s Home and Away:

Rutina Wesley may be known as Tara Thornton, the bestie of Sookie who managed to die twice in True Blood, but before that she was Raya Green in How She Move:

And as for Kristin Bauer van Straten who plays vampire Pam? Well, she will forever go down in history as Jillian, the woman with man hands in Seinfeld:

Will Bill Die in the True Blood Season 7 Finale?

In Episode 9 (entitled Love is to Die) of HBO’s True Blood, many fans were shocked to discover that even though Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) had been doing her very best to find a cure for Bill Compton’s (Stephen Moyer) accelerated dose of Hep-V, he said no when the antidote was finally found inside the blood of Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp). It turns out even Stephen Moyer was a bit confused as to Bill’s decision:

I had a slight issue with it, because I couldn’t understand why he would go to the storeroom to Fangtasia and then say no. Ultimately, he goes because he wants to do right by Sookie. His decision to not turn around then and there is his going along with what Sookie has tried to make happen, and it’s really only when he’s right there that he thinks, ‘no.’

But where will this leave Bill leading into the final episode of HBO’s True Blood ever? Will Bill finally meet the true death? Stephen has this to say about Episode 10 (entitled Thank You):

At the end of [episode] nine, he has called Sookie and had the conversation with Eric, Eric’s gone back, and he knows that he’s going to talk to her. He’s going to see her, because she deserves it and is owed it, to know what’s been going on for him and why he is doing what he’s doing. We sort of enter into the episode right there.

Right, so that’s as clear as mud now! However, there is also this last piecel of information:

One of the things that Anna and I said — we had a dinner with Bucky [showrunner Brian Buckner] a year ago, before we had started filming, when they were just conceiving of this year, and quite frankly sat down with him and said, “We do not need in any way need you guys to try to tie up the Bill-Sookie love knot. If you don’t feel like that’s part of the show, we absolutely don’t need for it to be that.” I had said, “If you want that, we both do. If you see the show as Alcide [Joe Manganiello] and Sookie, that would be totally cool by us. If you see it as Eric [Alexander Skarsgard] and Sookie, that would be absolutely cool.” I certainly didn’t want to play an obvious part. One of the things we’ve been good at is surprising the audience, not always giving them what they want or expect. So for me, it’s been interesting to sort of find that character again. He’s been so many things. I think he’s had the most difficult arc in many respects, trying to find that sustenance and feeling.

Well, your guess is now as good as mine as to where the end of True Blood is headed in the final hour. Let us know your theories by commenting below!

Find out Why the Last Day of Filming True Blood Season 7 Was So Rushed!

Recently husband and wife (and True Blood co-stars) Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse) and Stephen Moyer (Bill Compton) caught up with Popcorn’s Peter Travers to discuss the end of HBO’s iconic vampire series. There are plenty of topics touched on in the two video interviews below, including:

Anna and Paquin meeting on the set of True Blood

How many sex scenes Stephen directed that included his wife Anna

What it’s like to raise twins

Dave the dog

Anna getting an Oscar at such a young age (for her work in the movie, The Piano) and her breathy acceptance speech

That last day on the set of True Blood Season 7

Finally, make sure you watch to the very end of the first video to find out which song Stephen Moyer sings to his wife at the end of the interview. (HINT: It has a True Blood connection).

In the second video, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer discuss what they got to keep from the set of True Blood.

Stephen Moyer Spills the Beans on Sookie, Sam Plenty More:

For fans of HBO’s True Blood there is plenty of questions still needing answered with only two short episodes left in Season 7 to fulfill them all. But what if Stephen Moyer were to help you out a bit? What if he spilled the beans on what happens in True Blood’s final hours?

It would be awesome right?

What is even more awesome than that is the spoof video Stephen Moyer (who plays main character, Bill Compton) did on the Conan O’Brien show recently.

Yes, that’s right, these aren’t real spoilers. Stephen hasn’t had a fight with HBO and is letting the proverbial cats out of the bag. Instead, this is Stephen’s version of how True Blood were to end if he had a chance to write the ending himself.

What is the craziest ending you can come up with for Sookie (Anna Paquin) and the rest of the crew in Bon Temps and Shreveport? Let us know by commenting below!

Stephen Moyer Wanted Were-Tigers, What Did Anna Paquin Want?

At this year’s Comic Con, the cast of HBO’s True Blood got asked many questions, but one in particular caught their imagination: ‘What supernatural creature would you have liked to see on True Blood?’ An EW reporter asked them in the video below. As for Stephen Moyer (who not only plays vampire Bill Compton, but has directed several episodes of True Blood), he would have liked to see his wife and co-star, Anna Paquin (who plays lead character, Sookie Stackhouse) reenact out a scene from the Southern Vampire Mystery books the TV series is based on. The scene involved Sookie riding on the back of a were-tiger through the swamps of Louisiana!

And as for Anna Paquin? What would see have liked to see – supernatural-wise – in True Blood that never made it into any of the seasons? A were-owl! According to Stephen, there was, in fact, an owl in the show, but his wife was quick to point out it was a shapeshifting owl and not, technically, a were-owl.

Find out what the rest of the actors had to say in the full video below:

What supernatural creature would you have liked to see in HBO’s True Blood? Let us know your ideas by commenting below!